Help Caucau Battle Stage 4 Lymphoma
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Hi everyone! My name is Caucau (pronounced "cow cow", named for my cow pattern) and I'm a French Bulldog living in the beautiful city of Vancouver, British Columbia. I love playing with the cat, going for walks on the beach, and I loveee bananas. I just turned 4 this May. I haven't been feeling so hot lately - good thing my owners noticed and took me for a check up at the vet. After a whole bunch of tests, my vet diagnosed me with Stage IV multicentric lymphoma.
That didn't sound so fantastic because the vet said I only had 4-6 weeks left to play with my owners if I was left untreated. I wasn't going to settle with that so we opted for chemotherapy. Chemotherapy has the chance of prolonging my life for 12-18 months but there is a 85-90% chance that I will relapse and get sick again in the near future.
I like to call myself a fighter and believe there is always hope. Lo and behold, after many hours of research, my owners found out about a procedure called a bone marrow transplant. Unlike for my human friends, apparantly this is a relatively new procedure for me and my fellow canines. After chemotherapy clears those nasty cancer cells out of my body, the bone marrow transplant then replenishes my immune system with healthy cells. This has the biggest chance for curing me.
As if the cards were stacked in my favor, one of the only few vets that has successfully performed this procedure is in Bellingham, Washington - a 1 hour drive from my home town. He has a record of helping other furry friends overcome lymphoma through the transplant. He is willing to help me too but I need your help. The procedure costs $15,000-18,000 on top of the already expensive chemo costs and that is a huge burden on my owners. I am not willing to give up yet and I need all the support I can get.
If I can go through with the procedure, I hope that I can advance its research. Hopefully, I can contribute to make the procedure readily available to other fellow canines in the near future. By sharing my story, I also hope that I can be an inspiration to others going through tough times!
*Update 1* My owners are also looking for matching blood donors needed for the transplant. If you think you can help, please contact my owners at [email redacted].
*Update 2* I just had my first chemo session and I am doing good. My swollen lymph nodes have shrunk considerably and I can breathe and sleep much better at night. The cancer-fighting cottage cheese and flax seed oil blend is also yummy and I look forward to that snack every day.
That didn't sound so fantastic because the vet said I only had 4-6 weeks left to play with my owners if I was left untreated. I wasn't going to settle with that so we opted for chemotherapy. Chemotherapy has the chance of prolonging my life for 12-18 months but there is a 85-90% chance that I will relapse and get sick again in the near future.
I like to call myself a fighter and believe there is always hope. Lo and behold, after many hours of research, my owners found out about a procedure called a bone marrow transplant. Unlike for my human friends, apparantly this is a relatively new procedure for me and my fellow canines. After chemotherapy clears those nasty cancer cells out of my body, the bone marrow transplant then replenishes my immune system with healthy cells. This has the biggest chance for curing me.
As if the cards were stacked in my favor, one of the only few vets that has successfully performed this procedure is in Bellingham, Washington - a 1 hour drive from my home town. He has a record of helping other furry friends overcome lymphoma through the transplant. He is willing to help me too but I need your help. The procedure costs $15,000-18,000 on top of the already expensive chemo costs and that is a huge burden on my owners. I am not willing to give up yet and I need all the support I can get.
If I can go through with the procedure, I hope that I can advance its research. Hopefully, I can contribute to make the procedure readily available to other fellow canines in the near future. By sharing my story, I also hope that I can be an inspiration to others going through tough times!
*Update 1* My owners are also looking for matching blood donors needed for the transplant. If you think you can help, please contact my owners at [email redacted].
*Update 2* I just had my first chemo session and I am doing good. My swollen lymph nodes have shrunk considerably and I can breathe and sleep much better at night. The cancer-fighting cottage cheese and flax seed oil blend is also yummy and I look forward to that snack every day.
Organizer
Pauline Chow
Organizer
Richmond, BC
